n. [ From Suspire. ] 1. A breathing hole; a vent or ventiduct. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A spring of water passing under ground toward a cistern or conduit. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. suspiratio. See Suspire. ] The act of sighing, or fetching a long and deep breath; a deep respiration; a sigh. [ 1913 Webster ]

Windy suspiration of forced breath. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ L. suspirare to breathe out, to sigh; sub under + spirare to breathe: cf. F. souspirer, OF. souspirer. ] To fetch a long, deep breath; to sigh; to breathe. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fireflies that suspire
In short, soft lapses of transported flame. Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. L. suspirium. ] A long, deep breath; a sigh. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Ardently desired or longed for; earnestly coveted. [ Obs. ] Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]